Tendon healing: an overview of physiology, biology, and pathology of tendon healing and systematic review of state of the art in tendon bioengineering

[1] Abrahamsson SO(1996)Differential effects of insulin-like growth factor-I on matrix and DNA synthesis in various regions and types of rabbit tendons J Orthop Res 14 370-376

[2] Lohmander S(1999)Autologous mesenchymal stem cell-mediated repair of tendon Tissue Eng 5 267-277

[3] Awad HA(1996)Influence of dosage and timing of application of platelet-derived growth factor on early healing of the rat medial collateral ligament J Orthop Res 14 736-741

[4] Butler DL(2000)Expression of mRNA for vascular endothelial growth factor at the repair site of healing canine flexor tendon J Orthop Res 18 247-252

[5] Boivin GP(2010)Effects of platelet-rich plasma on the quality of repair of mechanically induced core lesions in equine superficial digital flexor tendons: a placebo-controlled experimental study J Orthop Res 28 211-217

[6] Smith FN(2003)A somitic compartment of tendon progenitors Cell 113 235-248

[7] Malaviya P(2002)Bridging tendon defects using autologous tenocyte engineered tendon in a hen model Plast Reconstr Surg 110 1280-1289

[8] Huibregtse B(1997)Effect of basic fibroblast growth factor. An in vitro study of tendon healing Clin Orthop Relat Res 342 239-247

[9] Caplan AI(2006)Supplementation-time dependence of growth factors in promoting tendon healing Clin Orthop Relat Res 448 240-247

[10] Batten ML(1997)Gene expression of transforming growth factor beta-1 in rabbit zone II flexor tendon wound healing: evidence for dual mechanisms of repair Plast Reconstr Surg 100 937-944

[1] Abrahamsson SO(1996)Differential effects of insulin-like growth factor-I on matrix and DNA synthesis in various regions and types of rabbit tendons J Orthop Res 14 370-376

[2] Lohmander S(1999)Autologous mesenchymal stem cell-mediated repair of tendon Tissue Eng 5 267-277

[3] Awad HA(1996)Influence of dosage and timing of application of platelet-derived growth factor on early healing of the rat medial collateral ligament J Orthop Res 14 736-741

[4] Butler DL(2000)Expression of mRNA for vascular endothelial growth factor at the repair site of healing canine flexor tendon J Orthop Res 18 247-252

[5] Boivin GP(2010)Effects of platelet-rich plasma on the quality of repair of mechanically induced core lesions in equine superficial digital flexor tendons: a placebo-controlled experimental study J Orthop Res 28 211-217

[6] Smith FN(2003)A somitic compartment of tendon progenitors Cell 113 235-248

[7] Malaviya P(2002)Bridging tendon defects using autologous tenocyte engineered tendon in a hen model Plast Reconstr Surg 110 1280-1289

[8] Huibregtse B(1997)Effect of basic fibroblast growth factor. An in vitro study of tendon healing Clin Orthop Relat Res 342 239-247

[9] Caplan AI(2006)Supplementation-time dependence of growth factors in promoting tendon healing Clin Orthop Relat Res 448 240-247

[10] Batten ML(1997)Gene expression of transforming growth factor beta-1 in rabbit zone II flexor tendon wound healing: evidence for dual mechanisms of repair Plast Reconstr Surg 100 937-944